William henry hillee



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W. H. HILLER.

REIN HOLDER.

- No. 339,887, Patented Apr. 13, 1886.

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UNiTEo STATES PATENT FFlClllo XVILLIAM HENRY HILLER, OF TORONTO,ONTARIO, CANADA.

REiN-HOLDER.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,887, dated April13, 1886.

Application filed October 26, 1885. Serial No. 181,034.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY HIL- LER, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain, residing at the city of Toronto, in the county of Yorkand Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Line or Rein Holders, (for which I. have receivedLetters Patent in the Dominion of Canada, No. 22,543, dated September28, 1885;) and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference heing had to theaccompanying drawings.

Figure l is an end view of a bolt with nut or thumb-screw and loosefastening, which forms part of my invention. Fig. 2 is a front view ofone of two clamps or holders, which forms part of my invention. Fig. 3is a plan of the same.

The line or rein holder, as shown in Fig. 3, consists of a frame, D,being substan tially constructed of brass or other material strongenough to stand the working of the line holder, and having the upwardlypro- The two clamps A A are placed opposite to each other a distanceapart, as shown in Fig. 3, in the frame D. The pins B B, which passthrough the two arms of the said clamps A A at the points H H,respectively, are fastened into the frame D above and below, the saidclamps A A oscillating forward and backward on the said pins B B in afree and easy manner. Then the lower part of the front side of each ofthe clamps A A is filed or cut away equally alike, so they work to thefront a trifle past the center and rest against the projection S in thesaid frame D, thereby leaving the two clamps or holders farther apart infront than behind. Again; the two knobs or flanges G G, also shown inFig. 2, formed by the said filing or cutting away on the said clamps AA,respectively, catch against the ends of the projection S, and preventthe two clamps A A working too far back in the frame D. Then two coilsof brass or other wire are wound around each of the pins B B, betweenthearms H H of the respective clamps A A. One end of said wire catcheson the back part of the clamps aforesaid, respectively, below the 11pperarm H, and the other end against the back part of the frame D above thelower arm H,

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Patented in Canada September 25 1835, No. 22,543.

thereby forming two very strong spiral or coil springs, O O, whichoperate directly and together on the clamps or holders A A. The said twoclamps A A, iespcctively, as shown in Fig. 3, are bent over or roundedon the top and down over outside of the frame D, to enable the driver tothrow his reins into the holder at the point T without impediment; andthe points of the said clamps A A are driven or bent as close to theframe Das possible, to prevent the reins, robes, clothing, or anythingof that nature being caught in any part of the said frame orline-holder. The lineholder being securely fastened to the center of thedash-board rod, with the front or flaring side of the clamps outward,the driver drops or draws the reins into the space T between the saidclamps A A, and, through the power given to the said clamps by pressureoutward against the projection S ofthe frameD, caused by the coil orspiral springs G O, and the clamps being situated past the center,making them Wider apart in front than behind, together with the twoknobs G G, acting in unison with the springs aforesaid, causes the twoclamps A A to work together, thereby creating a line-holder capable ofholding properly a thin rein as well as a thick one. To release thereins from the holder, you have only to raise them up.

The description of the second part of my invention is the mode offastening the line-holder to the vehicle, which is as follows: The lowerpart of the frame D sets out far enough to al low it to set on thecenter of the dash-rod and pass down over the front of the dash-boardsufficient to form the outside of the fastening. Over the rod of thedash-board the loose fastener F is connected with the said lower part ofthe frame D by the bolt E, (the end view be ing in Fig. 1,) passing overthe dash-board and through the frame D, and is held there by a nut orthumb-screw, K, as shown in Fig. 1, while the loose fastener F is drivenand bent around the dash-board rod securely, and forms the inside of thefastener or fastening. By tightening up the said nut or thumb-screw Kyou hold the line-holder in position to do its work, and have a completeline-holder and fastener.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is"

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. In a rein-ho1der, the combination, with'the frame D, having theprojection S and upwardly-extending arms D D, of the'clamps A A, bentover at their upper portions and 5 having upper and lower arms, H H, thelower arms being provided with lugs G G, for bearing against theprojection S, the pins 13 B, held in frame D and arms D D, and thecoiled springs O O encircling said pins,their endsbearing,'respective1y, against the arms D D 10 v and upper arms H H ofthe clamps A A, substantially as and for the purpose described. i

WILLIAM HENRY HILLER. Witnesses:

LUTHER H. HURD, LEWIs TOMLINSON.

